Catholic EB24 – We are Ready!
It’s official, bargaining soon to commence for the Catholic EB24, and we have one message for CESA and Catholic Employers – We are Ready!
In the lead up to your current agreement expiring on 31 July we wrote to CESA setting out your claims. We are clear in our aims:
- Initiatives to make workloads reasonable;
- Smaller class sizes, more assistance to manage student complexity and behaviour, and increased classroom support;
- Increased salary, allowances, and superannuation;
- ESO Classifications are revised to provide professional pay.
- Family-friendly conditions and improved leave arrangements
- Incentives to attract early career teachers to our schools and retain teachers particularly in hard to staff areas.
CESA sent a circular regarding the commencement of Enterprise Bargaining around 8 August. We have been advised that first negotiation meeting will be scheduled in the first half of September.
Meet your Bargaining Team
IEU(SA) Members:
Sonja Brownridge – Sacred Heart College
Ally Cunningham – School of the Nativity
Louisa Fidock – Saint Ignatius’ College
Anthony Haskell – Saint Ignatius’ College
Tristan Lorensini – Saint Columba College
Maree Raphael – St Joseph’s Memorial Junior School
IEU(SA) Officers:
Dan Farmer – Industrial Officer
Meredith Farmer – Deputy Secretary
Rob Seals – Industrial Officer
To introduce you to your team, we made a quick video of the initial EB24 meeting of the team – click the video below to watch
Whilst we do have this team of experts at the negotiation table, formed with members across a broad spectrum of Catholic schools, they need your active and continued support. This is your opportunity to get involved, and make sure that CESA hears your voice.
We need our members to:
- Host and attend sub-branch meetings, (see members at Saint Ignatius’ getting involved);
- Talk with their colleagues about the claims
- Look out for communications from your union
- Get involved and creative in supporting the claim
- Build your Sub-Branch structures and encourage colleagues to join.
We will be keeping members up to date through class action, and through regular other communications through email, Facebook and Instagram, keep an eye out for how you can continue to be involved.
Tim Oosterbaan
Branch Secretary
